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  • Ca
    Ca
    calcium.
  • CA
    CA
    abbreviation
    California (approved especially for use with zip code).
  • ca'
    ca'
    verb (used with or without object)
    to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
  • ca-
    ca-
    variant of ker-.
  • ca.
    ca.
    abbreviation
    cathode.
  • C/A
    C/A
    capital account.
  • C.A.
    C.A.
    abbreviation
    Central America.
  • ca
    ca
    abbreviation
    Canada
Synonyms

Ca

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. calcium.


CA 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. California (approved especially for use with zip code).

  2. chronological age.


ca' 3 American  
[kah, kaw] / kɑ, kɔ /

verb (used with or without object)

Scot.
  1. to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.


ca- 4 American  
  1. variant of ker-.


ca. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. cathode.

  2. centiare.

  3. Also ca (with a year) about.

    ca. 476 b.c.


C/A 6 American  
Or c/a
  1. capital account.

  2. cash account.

  3. credit account.

  4. current account.


C.A. 7 American  

abbreviation

  1. Central America.

  2. chartered accountant.

  3. Accounting. chief accountant.

  4. Coast Artillery.

  5. commercial agent.

  6. consular agent.

  7. controller of accounts.

  8. current assets.


CA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. California

  2. Central America

  3. chartered accountant

  4. chief accountant

  5. consular agent

  6. (in Britain) Consumers' Association

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C/A 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. capital account

  2. credit account

  3. current account

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Ca 3 British  

symbol

  1. calcium

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ca 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Canada

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ca. 5 British  

abbreviation

  1. circa

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Etymology

Origin of ca'3

Variant of call

Origin of ca.5

ca. ( def. 3 ) < Latin circā

Example Sentences

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She wants me to be indebted to her for my education, for my ca- reer, for my house.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

The Wolfe deuoureth and ea- teth of his praie all in feare, and therefore oftentymes he ca- steth his looke, to be safe from perill and daunger.

From A booke called the Foundacion of Rhetorike because all other partes of Rhetorike are grounded thereupon, euery parte sette forthe in an Oracion vpon questions, verie profitable to bee knowen and redde by Rainolde, Richard

It is the illumination of 85:3 the spiritual understanding which demonstrates the ca-         pacity of Soul, not of material sense.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker

Root grow thou long-er heart be thou strong-er; Let the sun bless me, soft-ly ca- ress me; Let rain-drops pat-ter, wind, my leaves scat-ter.

From The Story Hour by Smith, Nora Archibald